Locals head to regionals

By Sara Waldner Strathmore Rusty Spurs

Intermediate and Senior members from the Calgary 4-H region are getting together at Olds College for the annual Regional Public Speaking event. Members from Wheatland, Rockyview, Kneehill, Foothills, and Mountainview districts will meet to compete with amazing, well researched speeches and presentations for a regional speaking title.

We welcome all to come to the event to support our future leaders at the Werklund Agriculture and Technology Centre in Olds College on March 21. Speeches will start at 10 a.m., and presentations will start at 1:30 p.m.

The communications event is a mandatory part of 4-H and encourages all members to step out of their comfort zones and develop their public speaking capabilities. Many 4-H alumni find that the communications event has positively affected their lives in both personal and professional settings, along with this, members also tend to excel in school projects that require a public speaking portion.

Competitors had to advance through three different levels to get to regionals, winning a first or second place to advance. The multiple levels in 4-H are as follows: club, areas, districts, regionals and provincials. Club level is the only required level and the first three welcome all members. Only intermediate and senior members are allowed to move onto regionals and only seniors may advance to provincials.